Getting Married Due to a Trap

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[Tomorrow I will go, thank you for helping me through a difficult time.] Khaira's short message sent to Asep. Tears continue to flow nonstop, trying to wipe it but still unstoppable, it feels like it wants to spill.

Khaira looked up at the ceiling of her room, she felt a tremendous void. Look at the closet where her clothes were full of scribbles when she was a child, and a small table under the window. Where he used to write his diary.

“Why do I have to go from home to avoid the old man? Why should it be like this? What would happen if I stayed? Why was Abah so afraid that the bad uncle was bothering him? What's the real reason? Is one of the reasons I left also because of that whimper?” Khaira grumbled to herself, so she buried her face on her knees that were bent almost to the chest.

Khaira is an introvert, aka shut down. Although it looks cheerful and now it has many friends. But only the people who make him really feel comfortable, he can share the story.

Not without reason he closed about personal matters, because when he was a child he had been bullied by some of his friends. So make his mental down and prefer to stay silent when there are friends who invite together.

He is very regretful of the existence of bullying and bullying to sometimes cause a person's psychic disturbed. Is not the lack of a person should not be in ridicule.

Either Khaira several times exhaled his breath that seemed increasingly claustrophobic when he saw the pile of clothes that he had removed from the closet.

The message came through via wa. Yes Asep, it's the letoy guy who replied to her.

[Well! Where are you going, don't joke, Ra.] Reply Asep in his short message.

Khaira was silent for a moment, she stared at the photo of herself with her peers plastered on the wall of her room. Then he looked back at his phone screen.

[Yes joking] His reply to Asep, not wanting to discuss it further.

Khaira again packed her clothes into a backpack that was large enough. The photo of Abah along with himself did not escape, he put it in a bag.

His eyes were staring at the corner of the room. Breathe in and exhale slowly, “Just relax my room, I'll be back. I will be back, I promise. After everything is safe and conducive and bad uncle is no longer looking for me, then I will return.”

•

The night is getting late, after the completion of prayers and dinner. Unlike usual Khaira will first chat and watch television broadcasts together with Abah. This time he went straight into his room, as if to avoid the conversation about the Bonar.

Abah knew that his daughter was angry and disappointed. So all he could do was to be quiet and let his daughter's emotions subside on their own. For if Khaira were angry, there would be a thousand languages.

•

The next morning Khaira was ready. Inevitably, ready not to be ready he had to obey Abah's words to go from home, and away from Bonar's sight.

“You're ready Ning?” abah asked with a helmet, he had been from an hour ago waiting for his daughter to come out.

Khaira came out by dragging her backpack. Gloomily-faced, he looked at Abah who had been preparing to escort him to the terminal.

“Bah, Abah sure let Ning go? Indeed Abah does not feel lonely if there is no Ning, it must be quiet Bah,” seduce Khaira as much as possible, to make his brother not so tell him to leave.

Abah smiled hearing a series of questions from her daughter. Nevertheless what his daughter said was true, that Abah would feel even very lonely. But Abah wants his son to be spared from Bonar, “May you find your happiness there, my son,”

Khaira felt desperate, having to in any way let alone to persuade her Abah. Should she cry like a baby? Oh no Khaira, he realized it. That he's not a kid anymore.

Suddenly the attention of Abah and Khaira diverted to the arrival of Asep who was parking his matic motorbike in the yard of Abah's house.

Asep was swept away in silence, when he saw a large backpack beside Khaira who stood on the porch of the house along with Abah. He immediately regained his senses, and rushed over to Khaira who was watching him.

Forgetting to say hello or say hello to Abah, Asep immediately asked Khaira, “Ra, where are you going? I thought your message yesterday afternoon was just a joke?”

“Ehem.” Abah cleared his throat.

Asep was surprised and immediately looked at Abah, “Sorry Abah, Asep forgot to say hello to Abah,” he also extended his hand in front of Abah.

Abah shines Asep's hand, “Where's Sep from?”

“From Bah's house, it's about to go to work. And want mastiin, Khaira joking or really she wants to go,” replied Asep.

Abah was bearded, then turned to look at his daughter. “Come on Ning, it's almost seven o'clock. The bus leaves at half-nine,”

Khaira nodded, then shifted her attention to Asep. “Asep, I'm going first. See you soon,”

Asep was confused to see Khaira and Abah, there was no wind or lightning rain. But suddenly Khaira was leaving. Didn't even seem to have a problem before? It seems like there is something to be sure of. So that later, there are not various kinds of questions.

Abah took his other helmet on the porch seat, then gave it to his daughter, “Wear it, so you are safe.”

Khaira receives the helmet Abah gave her, and sets it up. His heart was turbulent, like the wind******pick that tossed around the entire village.

Abah and Khaira noticed Asep who seemed confused, like a traveler who did not know the way home.

“What is Asep doing?” ask Abah.

Khaira was helpless to make a sound. He just silently watched Asep, the man who stunned him. “Hehhh Asep. Hopefully with me away also from you, can keep away my treno feeling ambushed your crew,” always in your heart.

“Why did Khaira suddenly leave? Is there a problem? Ra, Abah?” Asep asked as his eyeballs went and fro staring at Khaira and turned to look at Abah.

Khaira sighed, and shuddered her shoulders. As if to answer; I don't know.

Abah smiles at Asep who clearly looks curious, “No nothing Sep, Abah just asks Khaira to stay with Mita, her cousin,”

Asep still does not believe Abah's answer, to further extract information. Asep also offered to take Khaira away, “Abah, if allowed. Let Asep drive Khaira?”

Abah was surprised to hear the young man's offer in front of him, at a glance he saw his daughter who just stood up, “Say you want to go to work?”

Asep raised both eyebrows, “Oh yes I definitely work Abah, besides my workplace is also one way with the closest terminal from here,”

Abah shifted her attention to Khaira, “How's Ning?”

“So Abah,” replied Khaira briefly.

“But what's not bothering you son of Asep?” asked Abah to make sure that later it would not be troublesome Asep who would go to work.

Asep shook his head along with answering Abah, “Sama once did not Bah,”

Abah mangosteen, “Alright,” he looked at his daughter, “Ning, do you not mind if Abah ndak take you to the terminal?”

Khaira shook her head, “Ning would feel better, if not Abah who delivered Ning to the terminal. You can-can Ning will definitely cry there, it's not funny if Ning cry in front of people,”

Abah also, he actually did not have the heart if he had to separate from his daughter who since childhood never separated for long, “Be careful, do not forget to pray. Abah's prayer is always with you,”

Khaira nodded then hugged her single parent, “Ning will definitely miss Abah,”

Abah rubbed his daughter's back covered in a gray jacket, “Take care of yourself, my son.”

Asep was moved to see the separation between Father and the child.

Khaira unraveled her embrace and shook Abah's hand and carried it between her eyebrows, her eyes beginning to tear up.

“Sini, I brought the bag.” said Asep raised his hand to give Khaira help to carry the backpack.

Khaira shook her head, “Please, but no need Sep, let me just carry her bag.”

Asep understood that Khaira was not a weak girl. He also walked first to his parked motorcycle and followed by Khaira.

Asep was ready to advance the bike, after Khaira rode comfortably enough. Khaira waved her hand at Abah.

Abah nodded slowly, not feeling the circle of tears dripping back soaking his wrinkled cheekstrakes.

•

Sometimes Asep sees Khaira from the rearview mirror of his motorcycle. Plastered clear face pembab, do not want a variety of speculation haunting his curiosity, Asep also asked, “You actually have a problem what the hell Ra, so you have to go rich gini?”

Khaira sighed, circulating her gaze staring at the crowded streets of motor vehicles. “Ndon't know, Sep. I'm just following Abah's advice,”

Asep was not satisfied to hear a clear answer from Khaira. However, just as he was about to ask his question, there was the sound of two men calling out to Khaira.

“Khaira! Ra!” two well-built men riding a motorcycle were behind the Asep motorcycle.

Khaira turned her head back and saw two people calling her, “Ucok! Toha!” he then asked Asep to tancap gas, “Sep, Cepet Sep!”

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